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SavaSeniorCare Settles

Systemic Siphoning United States Department of Justice issued a press release on the SavaSeniorCare False Claims Act settlement. The lawsuits allege that Sava submitted false claims for rehabilitation therapy services by engaging in a systematic effort to increase its Medicare billings. “Too many unscrupulous nursing homes operators seek maximum profit by routinely inflating bills while

Ownership Transparency

New Jersey passed a law requiring nursing homes to disclose the names of owners and relate entities. Ownership transparency increases accountability and safety.  As a nursing home attorney, this is progress. I hope South Carolina passes similar legislation. The law requires operators to disclose material information about changes of ownership. This will help find repeat

Embezzlement

Embezzlement Office of Attorney General Maura Healey from Massachusetts reported a guilt plea from Christina Polcari. She was the admissions director at the Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham.  She embezzled tens of thousands of dollars from a nursing home resident. Polcari pleaded guilty to Larceny over $1,200 from a Person over 60 years old

Stern Sentenced

Greed The U.S. Department of Justice sent a press release on a recent Connecticut embezzlement case. Chaim Stern received 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for embezzlement and tax offenses related to his operation of nursing homes. Stern was the owner and operator of the Bridgeport Health Care Center (“BHCC”),

“Systemic Neglect”

Transparency Market Watch had an interesting discussion with Professor Nina Kohn at the Syracuse University College of Law.  A report by the Roosevelt Institute argue that private-equity firms siphon funds to the detriment of patient care.  The researchers found that private-equity ownership of nursing homes increased the short-term mortality of Medicare patients by 10%. At

Safety and Privacy

Single-occupancy rooms are necessary for resident safety and to prevent infectious diseases from spreading in nursing homes. It is not a luxury or just a privacy concern. It should be the cost of doing business. Plante Moran observed in a new report that the need will accelerate in the future. “Moving forward, private rooms will

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$15 Million Awarded in Highway Collision

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